Chapter 537: Chapter 436, Temple Commission_2
I’m afraid that some of them might lose control and cause trouble.
“It’s not these matters, doesn’t Mr. Fang Hao have a mercenary troop? I have a task here, but I don’t know if Mr. Fang Hao is interested,” Priest Miriam spoke indifferently.
This made Fang Hao glance at Miriam again, confirming that she was not joking with him.
The temple holds a special status within a city. Any dangerous or peculiar tasks are usually handed over to the city lord’s house for handling. There’s no need to issue tasks to mercenaries.
But since she mentioned it, Fang Hao needs to clarify before responding.
“What kind of task? Miriam, please elaborate so I can confirm whether the mercenaries are capable of carrying it out,” said Fang Hao.
At this time, the door was knocked, and an assistant priest walked in.
He placed several cups of fruit tea in front of them, and then quickly left with his head bowed.
Not until the door was closed did Miriam continue, “It’s not an ordinary task. Some rats have appeared in the temple’s backyard, which require someone to handle.”
“Uh, Priest Miriam, now is not the time to joke. My men are tough guys, and rat extermination really isn’t our forte,” said Fang Hao with a troubled look.
Hiring mercenaries to catch rats?
Although they had taken such tasks before, things were different now.
Fang Hao wouldn’t do such a thankless task, even if he has idle manpower available.
“Mr. Fang Hao, don’t rush. I’m not talking about ordinary rats.” Miriam picks up her fruit tea, takes a sip, and continues, “The backyard of the temple has an entrance to the underground tunnel. An assistant priest, while cleaning, discovered rats stealing things, and even saw rats reading the temple’s books.”
“Rats reading books?”
For a moment, Fang Hao is reminded of a time when they hid in a cave.
And they saw several rats in clothes, carrying nightstones for travel at night.
It happened near Lyss City.
“Yes, so I feel this matter is somewhat strange, and I thought I’d have Mr. Fang Hao take a look at it to prevent potential dangers in the future,” said Miriam.
“Why don’t you report it to the city lord’s residence? They should handle this matter.”
After all, it is more convenient to inform the city lord’s residence than to involve him and his men.
But, for some reason, Miriam came to him.
With the relationship between the Undead and the God of Light at stake, and the entrance of the task being in the backyard of the temple, it’s somewhat difficult to proceed.
“I have already reported it to the city lord’s residence, but the city is in chaos, and this matter will probably be delayed for quite some time,” said Miriam.
The city’s military actions relate to a few capture operations against Faceless Ones.
These activities have got Rebecca on pins and needles. The task of dealing with the rat problem in the temple will definitely be postponed.
As for the Faceless One, they are not so easy to deal with, taking a year or more to end.
Miriam’s idea to find Fang Hao is understandable.
“Can you take us to the backyard to see?”
If it isn’t too dangerous, he is considering helping Miriam to resolve the issue.
After all, his 200 citizens are still learning in the temple, and more citizens will be sent here in the future.
With such a relationship, it would be hard to refuse.
“Of course, this way please.” Miriam stands up and leads Fang Hao out of the room.
Outside, the Lionheart Knights standing at the door see Fang Hao and his group come out.
They immediately protect them in middle position of the group.
Together, they followed Miriam, heading towards the rear of the temple.
They passed through various buildings, and traversed the dormitories and cafeteria of the assistant priests.
Miriam pointed to a building and said, “Some books are stored over there. An assistant priest discovered a rat reading a book there.”
They keep going forward, directly to the backyard.
The backyard is spacious, with many busy assistant priests.
“Those few houses over there are used to store supplies. That house leads to the underground tunnel,” Miriam continued to introduce, finally pointing to the stone house in the center.
Fang Hao and his group approach and enter the stone house. They see a staircase extending downward.
It extends all the way into the darkness.
“Priest Miriam, what is the underground tunnel you’re referring to?” Fang Hao asks while looking downwards.
Miriam responds, “Lyss City was built much earlier than we think. Beneath the city is a comprehensive underground tunnel, mainly used for city sewage and drainage.”
An underground tunnel, in other words, is a sewer system.
Meanwhile, Fang Hao notices another thing that Miriam said. Lyss City is older than they thought.
That is, this city was not built by the first inhabitants.
Instead, it was an existing city that the first inhabitants rebuilt and then settled in.
In that case, the city beneath them has existed for hundreds of years, or even longer.
One can’t help but imagine that strange creatures live down there.
Fang Hao looks at Miriam and whispers, “I will accept this task, but now is not the time to deal with it. I will bring some people here tomorrow, and prepare some items to clear out the rats.”